La concentration et la propriété mixte des entreprises culturelles et des médias d’information au Canada

State intervention into concentration and mixed ownership of cultural ventures and news media derives mainly from two a priori assumptions: one views communication and democracy as intimately linked, and the other sees the private sector as primarily motivated by profit. In the past, these a priori...

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Main Author: Yves Théorêt
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Language:fra
Published: Université Laval 2002-09-01
Series:Communication
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/communication/5577
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description State intervention into concentration and mixed ownership of cultural ventures and news media derives mainly from two a priori assumptions: one views communication and democracy as intimately linked, and the other sees the private sector as primarily motivated by profit. In the past, these a priori assumptions guided the policies of occidental democracies, including Canada's. In an ever-changing world made up largely of market discourse, these assumptions seem out dated. Today, the government of Canada favours the creation of gigantic enterprises as if no regulation exists, and as such, ignores it's interventionist traditions and consequently, the "reasonable doubts" of those who worry about the negative impact of concentration and mixed ownership in cultural ventures and news media upon the quality and plurality of news content.
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Communication
Canada
news media
communication policies
mixed ownership
cultural ventures
title La concentration et la propriété mixte des entreprises culturelles et des médias d’information au Canada
title_full La concentration et la propriété mixte des entreprises culturelles et des médias d’information au Canada
title_fullStr La concentration et la propriété mixte des entreprises culturelles et des médias d’information au Canada
title_full_unstemmed La concentration et la propriété mixte des entreprises culturelles et des médias d’information au Canada
title_short La concentration et la propriété mixte des entreprises culturelles et des médias d’information au Canada
title_sort la concentration et la propriete mixte des entreprises culturelles et des medias d information au canada
topic Canada
news media
communication policies
mixed ownership
cultural ventures
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